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Subject:Tires! that ol' tread,err, thread...
From:Jeffrey R
Date:Sat, 2 Sep 2000 17:10:26 EDT

All this talk of tires. I mean it's a bit confusing--I have no apologies. Go
ahead and give me with your best shot.

On my 2WD Westfalia I currently have the DPOs old Michelin 185R 14 on steel
wheels which are the narrower steel factory wheels--is that 5 1/2" as opposed
to 6" I believe. (I think a wider 6" steel wheel is available in steel and
the alloys are 6" --is that right?) I need new tires all around. Will 205s
fit on the stock 5 1/2" wheels. I want the 205s because I want to upgrade to
the factory alloys eventually but the cost of the tires will tap me out for a
bit--and I don't want to have to buy tires twice. Or will 195s fit on the
alloys also?

I currentlly have Michelin XZX 185 R 14 on the front and a slightly more
agressive  michelin 185 R 14 94R on the rear. Where these ever the right tire
for a Westfalia or are they passenger car tires?

From what I gather from the most recent tire thread the Michelin Agilis 61 or
the Michelin MX are the tires of choice in the Michelin line. Although it
doesn't seem the Agilis 61 is avaialble in the 205. Then there's the LTX? Am
I right? And 185R 14s aren't made anymore.

I mean this tire thing is a bit confusing.

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